Sue Bee's Go Nutty Honey Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup cold butter
• 2 1/3 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup honey (flavor of choice)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, cubed
• 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 4 cups nuts, shelled and toasted, of your choice (read intro)

Recipe

• 1 crust: line a 13x9x2 inch aluminum baking pan with parchment paper or foil and grease lightly with butter.
• 2 in a mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. cut in butter using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir in egg. note: the mixture will be dry. press firmly into prepared pan.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown. set aside to cool on wire rack.
• 4 topping: bring honey, brown sugar and salt to a boil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. stir until brown sugar is dissolved. boil for 2 minutes *without* stirring. be careful not to burn yourself during this process!
• 5 add butter and whipping cream to honey mixture. bring to boil; cook and stir 1 minute. be careful not to scorch!
• 6 remove pan from heat and stir in the nuts. spread mixture over prepared crust. bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until top is bubbly.
• 7 remove from oven and cool completely on wire rack. use the foil or parchment paper to lift the mixture out of the pan.
• 8 cut into bars.